About This Book

He’s the most powerful man in Ibiza, and he’ll do anything to make me his.

I’ve been raised to be the perfect mafia wife, but when my marriage turns into a horrific nightmare, I have no choice but to leave everything behind and start a new life.

I find myself alone in Ibiza — a place that swallows innocent girls like me alive. I’m robbed the day I arrive, left with nothing but a few euros and the clothes on my back.

My desperation leads me right to Damiano De Rossi. He rules over this island with an iron fist and beneath his strikingly handsome face lies a wicked darkness. I ask him for a job. He gives me far more than that — degradation, jealousy, and toe-curling lust.

When my resistance to him is all but gone, a secret is revealed, and we fall apart like a house of cards.

I know what I have to do. Run.

But when I try, I discover… he’s already got me bound.

When She Unravels is an 18+ dark mafia romance with mature themes, profanity, and plenty of steam. It’s book one in The Fallen series but can be read as a standalone.

Tropes

Mafia romance
Boss/employee
Jealous/possessive hero
Forced proximity
Captive
Slow burn
Woman on the run
No cheating/OW drama
HEA

Content Warnings

Dub-con, kidnapping, descriptions of violence, near drowning, sexual assault (references to in past).

Spice Level

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 4/5

Series Context

When She Unravels is the first book in The Fallen series — four interconnected standalones following powerful mafia men and the women who bring them to their knees.

The Fallen Series:

When She Unravels — you are here
When She Tempts
When She Falls
When She Loves

What to read next: After The Fallen, the story continues with the Fallen God Duet, then the newest series starting with Be With Me (House of Ferraro #1).

For the full series guide, see the complete Gabrielle Sands reading order.

Reader Reviews

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When She Unravels — The Fallen #1